More passengers are using Harrisburg International Airport and planes are full, the airport owners Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority reported today. Nearly 13 percent more travelers flew in or out of HIA in May 2007 compared with May 2006, the board said. The airport now has six straight months in which passenger use is up compared with the same month... Full story »

Harrisburg Area Community College and Fulton Bank have formed a partnership to increase help for small businesses in the midstate. The Fulton Bank Small Business Center at HACC will be based at HACC's Penn Center campus at Third and Wiconisco streets in Harrisburg, said HACC spokeswoman Pamilla Saylor. Full story »

A US Airways subsidiary will begin daily nonstop flights from Harrisburg International Airport to New York City on Sept. 5, airline officials said this morning. Colgan Air, a franchise of US Airways Express, will offer three flights daily Monday through Friday to LaGuardia Airport. One flight will be offered each Saturday and two flights on Sundays. Full story »

Triple Crown Corp., a development company in Lower Paxton Twp., has acquired six one-tenant industrial buildings throughout Pennsylvania and New York for $20.8 million. The facilities are trucking repair shops that were owned and operated by Penn Detroit Diesel- Allison. The properties include one in York Haven. Full story »

The third annual Business Diversity Works Conference will be held Sept. 5 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. The conference starts with registration and a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program start at 8:30 a.m. "This isn't solely for minority and women-owned businesses. Quite the opposite. It's for everyone," Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed said in... Full story »

Last month's passenger traffic at Harrisburg International Airport increased 11.6 percent over June 2006, airport owners Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority said today. Traffic at HIA has now increased seven straight months compared to the same month in the previous year. Traffic year to date is up 8 percent for 2007 compared to the same period through June 30 for... Full story »

Greater Harrisburg ranks among the top areas in the nation for attracting new businesses and business expansion, according to one study. Data collected by the National Policy Research Council ranks Dauphin County number two on a list of the top 20 small counties for recruitment and attraction. Full story »

The Karns Foods grocery store chain is bringing Redbox DVD kiosks to the midstate. Redbox operates kiosks at which customers can rent a DVD for $1 plus tax for 24 hours by swiping a credit or debit card. The service does not require an account, unless customers want to reserve a specific DVD title online, said grocery spokeswoman Andrea Karns.... Full story »

Middletown Area School District and the Harrisburg International Airport announced an agreement today to end a court dispute over the school district's parking tax on airport users. The agreement, subject to approval by the boards of the district and the Susquehanna Regional Airport Authority, would allow HIA to begin collecting the tax on Oct. 1. Full story »

The Capitol Trailways bus company is being sold to Carl R. Bieber Tourways of Kutztown. The company, known as Bieber Tourways, has scheduled a 2 p.m. press conference to discuss details of the sale, said Steve Haddad, president and CEO of Bieber Tourways. Full story »

Harrisburg International Airport approved a contract today to mitigate the effects of aircraft noise on nearby properties. Under the $407,468 contract between the Susquehanna Regional Airport Authority and Landrum & Brown Associates of Cincinnati, up to 47 households in Middletown and Royalton could be moved outside the area impacted by airport noise. The program is completely voluntary on the part... Full story »

The Harrisburg International Airport today proposed a deal to resolve court dispute with the owner of nearby Cramer Airport Parking property in Highspire. The board of the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority offered to withdraw the attempt to seize the property by eminent domain in court and to make payments instead to compensate lot owners Stanford and Lynn Cramer. Full story »

Owners of Harrisburg International Airport approved an agreement today ending a court dispute over an airport parking tax by Middletown Area School District. The board of Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority was the last entity involved in the arrangement to approve the agreement. Full story »

Lebanon-based Royer's Flowers & Gifts has acquired the business operations of Rothermel's Florist & Greenhouse in Mechanicsburg, which is closing. Rothermel's customer list and phone lines are being transferred to the Royer's store at 6520 Carlisle Pike in Silver Spring Twp., Royer's said in a news release today. Full story »

Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. today announced that the company will close its Harrisburg office as part of a nationwide restructuring. Atlanta-based EarthLink will also close its offices in Orlando, Fla., Knoxville, Tenn., and in San Francisco. The company in all plans to cut 900 jobs, or about half of EarthLink's total work force of 1,900, as part of the... Full story »

Three private airports in Dauphin and Lebanon counties are among those getting state money for improvements. Bendigo Airport, in Rush Twp. along Route 325 near the Dauphin-Schuylkill County border, is getting $35,812 to repaint pavement markings and to buy snow removal equipment. Full story »

A building at the Fish and Game Association in the 1400 block of West Trindle Road, Monroe Twp., Cumberland County, was broken into and vandalized between 7 p.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. Friday, police said. State police in Carlisle said someone used ketchup to write racist remarks on the floor. Coffee grounds and mustard were spread throughout the building and... Full story »